insomnomaniac

One state away from halfway sane

And I say that only because Lindsey "Hissy Fit" Graham is from the same state.

But Jim DeMint could be my Senator any time.

DeMint Statement on Border Security

June 14th, 2007 - Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) made the following statement:

"I appreciate the effort to fund border security, but there’s simply no reason why we should be forced to tie amnesty to it. If the administration was serious about fulfilling the border security promises, then this funding should have been supported all along, not offered at the last minute to attract votes to a bad bill."

"We have a serious problem with our immigration system, but this mess of a bill is not the solution. It puts amnesty before security, contains loopholes for criminals, and will increase the burden on taxpayers."

"All of the border security triggers in this bill can already be implemented under current law. It is unfortunate that the bill supporters continue to hold border security hostage in return for passage of amnesty. Instead, they need to prove to the American people that they will secure the border first."

On Tuesday, nine U.S. Senators wrote a letter to President Bush urging him to fulfill the border security provisions listed in the Senate immigration bill whether the legislation passes or not. Each border security trigger in the bill can be implemented under current law without any need for new legislation from Congress.

At this time I should mention that one of my Senators (Libby Dole) and my Congressional Rep (Sue Myrick) also "get" it, but DeMint gets special bonus points for being a staunch holdout in a state where his other half is on him like (as Alois would say) "white on rice in a snowstorm."

Trust me I know how hard it is to stand your ground in the face of that kind of pressure.

Thank you Senator DeMint. It's sad that we have to *thank you* for doing your job, but like everything else these days, it often becomes necessary to reward people for walking across the room without falling down. If you don't believe me, just visit your average public school first grade classroom. Never mind the lack of red ink, the number of times you hear "special" used to refer to each and every child--no matter how mediocre their efforts might be--will cause the word to lose all meaning for you.

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